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Based out of Seattle, Washington, Laura Gehring is a commercial photographer specializing in fashion.

Transitioning from congenial origins in rural Idaho to the urban setting
of Seattle, Laura has encountered numerous people from different walks
of life and heard their stories which fuels her desire to capture an
individual’s inner beauty.

Connecting genuinely with people establishes a relationship and affords Laura a sincere perception of her subjects. This unique personal connection inspires her to translate each concept into imagery.

Working with fashion designers, art directors, and models throughout the Seattle area, Laura brings a amiable demeanor to any team and has a sincere passion for her craft.

"Cheri A. Ellis is a self-taught artist, a cross disciplined artist who chose to learn the development of different mediums through a series of constant, self-created challenges."

"In 2003, Cheri began to make dresses. A lifetime passion for art on paper, art on fabric, along with the intertwining of the female form and its metaphoric voice of feminine wisdom, inspired Cheri's desire to begin this new medium. The designing and making of skirts, dresses, and coats, has become more than a personal expression. In this medium came the idea of women taking back the connection to their own bodies by the wearing of hand-made art."

Artist
Breia Mallett has always had a love for creating and after finding
herself constantly making little whimsical cards for her husband, Ryan -
they thought it’d be a great idea if they started a card business.

Breia starts her cards with simple hand-drawn images and then scans the
image to her computer to digitally create the touches of color that
complete the illustrations. All printing is done on their own
professional printer at home; then the cards are hand scored, folded,
rounded corners trimmed and packaged by hand. Every card is lovingly
handled from start to finish. Breia delights in coming up with fun ideas
for cards and being able to share her creations with others through her
art.

For this month’s artwalk, Breia will be expanding her card
collection to include some prints as well as small, original paintings
done in acrylic on wood blocks.

My name is Julio
Cesar Guerrero. I’ve been raised in the Pacific Northwest since my
parents immigrated here from Zacatecas Mexico when I was only three
months old. Adapting to the U.S. culture has been easier for me than it
has been for my parents, as I have naturally integrated with it. I have
also seen the struggles of an immigrant first hand either it be the lack
of assimilation to a new country or the challenge of communicating with
a new world. Being a translator for my parents growing up as a child
wasn’t easy, I was easily frustrated with myself for being caught in a
conversation without words to be able to describe either or’s feelings. I
would go throughout my day with that scenario imprinted in my head and
in it I would create short experimental film clips of the feelings that
were trying to be transmitted through me, which words could not fill.
So, I started drawing those feelings on anything I could get my hands
on.

As I create my art pieces I dig deep into the sincerity of
who I am and my emotions in order to express the fragile complexities of
an immigrant. Finding that which creates strength within us in order to
adapt and survive in any given setting. The pieces I create are a
buildup of different ideas and as I dig deeper into them I add more to
what it wants to become or speak. Creating from whatever is at hand,
screwing, nailing, painting and pasting. The most fun part of creating
my artistic expression is the challenge of adapting to the integration
of the different mediums and textures I use. Learning to appreciate the
errors and the complimenting effects that are created out of the
different materials is only the beginning of what the imagination can
create.